LeBron James is in rarefied air.
On the night of his 38th birthday, the Lakers star—who started 1-for-5 from the field—exploded for a season-high 47 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and one block as Los Angeles defeated the Hawks, 130-121.
James is on pace to become the league’s all-time leading scorer within the 2022-23 NBA season. He is currently 527 career points (37,860) behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387).
In James delivering his iconic performance, Celtics star Jayson Tatum recognized just how close he is coming to accomplishing this enormous feat.
“Sometime later this season Bron gone be able to say he’s scored more points than anyone to ever play this game… lol that’s wild,” Tatum tweeted.